KO KO MO (I LOVE YOU SO)

Created on 14/02/2006
Latest update on 05/05/2017

Artist: Gene & Eunice
Author: Forest Wilson/Jake Porter/Eunice Levy
Label: Combo
Year: 1955

Forest Gene Wilson and Eunice Levy. Recorded at Jake Porter's studio, the third coauthor and Combo Records label boss. Quickly recut for contractual reasons on Aladdin with the Johnny Otis Band.

Covers:

1955:

Perry Como [n°2 US with the Ray Charles Singers]

1955:

Crew Cuts [B-side of Earth Angel]

1955:

Flamingos

1955:

Charms

1955:

Marvin & Johnny

1955:

Louis Armstrong

1955:

Tony Bennett

1955:

Hawkshaw Hawkins [C&W version]

2009:

Rod Piazza

RCA Victor cutting it on Perry Como and Columbia on Tony Bennett is the living proof these majors had absolutely no idea how to handle rock 'n roll, at least not in 1955.

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